Name: Light and Flaky Scones Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cup flour; 2 ½ tsp. baking powder; ½ tsp salt; 2 tbsp. sugar; 6 tbsp. sweet unsalted butter; 2 large eggs; ⅓ cup whole milk

Light and Flaky Scones Recipe

Heloise Mcdevitt Modified: November 12, 2023

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You’ll feel like you’re floating on air when you eat this light and flaky scones recipe. It’s a novel substitute for your run-of-the-mill morning cereal bowl.

How To Make Light and Flaky Scones

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 12 mins

Total: 22 mins

Makes:

Ingredients

1 ¼ cup flour
2 ½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp. sugar
6 tbsp. sweet unsalted butter
2 large eggs
⅓ cup whole milk

Instructions

Mix flour, baking powder, salt, 1 tbsp. sugar, and butter until mixture resembles crumbs.
Beat the eggs and reserve 1 tbsp. full.
Add milk and eggs to flour mixture; stir until dough is formed.
Roll dough on lightly floured surface into a 9x6 rectangle about 1/2 inches thick.
Cut into 3" squares and then into triangles.
Place these about an inch apart on a greased cookie sheet.
Brush with reserved egg and sprinkle with 1 tbsp. sugar.
Bake for 12 minutes until golden brown.
Serve hot.

Nutrition

Sugar: 3g
:
Calcium: 76mg
Calories: 127kcal
Carbohydrates: 13g
Cholesterol: 48mg
Fat: 7g
Fiber: 1g
Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 34mg
Protein: 3g
Saturated Fat: 4g
Sodium: 222mg
Vitamin A: 241IU

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